Category: Shorts

Apple’s move to sign Messi is a big deal for MLS The announcement comes after much speculation about where Messi would land following his stint in Paris. Rumors had suggested that he would return to Barcelona or be headed for a lucrative deal in Saudi Arabia. But in coming to MLS, he instantly makes an…

Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote: What we didn’t hear Here’s what we found that Apple didn’t shine the spotlight on during its WWDC 2023 keynote. WatchOS 10 will only work for the Apple Watch Series 4 and up. Of course, you would only join with audio since there’s no camera on the Apple watch. Apple Maps…

An ad-supported tier for Amazon Prime Video is reportedly in the works. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, Amazon is in talks to launch an ad-supported tier of Prime Video. The discussions are still in the early stages and have been happening over the span of the past several weeks. Amazon currently offers…

Apple’s Mac Pro Ends Silicon Transition This was a difficult era for professional Mac users working in production environments where every ounce of speed matters. But Apple has also been on a second journey: to build high-end machines for professional users that those pro users actually want. And with the new Mac Pro, it appears…

Apple Maps is getting offline navigation for the first time With the launch of iOS 17 later this year, Apple Maps will support offline maps. Previously, only online maps have supported this feature. Apple says that from now on, you’ll be able to download portions of a map for offline access for turn-by-turn navigation. Image:…

How Google Earth Engine has revolutionized the way we monitor deforestation That’s where the Google Earth Engine came into play. “Seeing the scale of destruction, seeing where deforestation is happening, gives you insights into what’s causing it, which areas are more threatened and need more protection.” says Moore, who is now the director of Google…

Apple is Working on a VR Headset Though Apple made its Vision Pro and visionOS pitch all about augmented reality, the device is definitely a VR headset. Apple avoided turning its Memoji avatars into cartoony VR characters; instead, Apple wants you to talk to other people with a realistic digital version of yourself that’s scanned…

Deepmind’s AI Learns the Art of Coding Since April of last year, C++ has been running slightly faster, thanks to a new set of AI-conceived sorting algorithms. These are tiny, tiny programs, he adds–totaling no more than a few dozen instructions in assembly code. Overall, AlphaDev’s new C++ sorting algorithms are 1.7 percent more efficient…

A new AI tool from WordPress will write your blog posts for you WordPress.com has introduced a new artificial intelligence assistant that can generate and edit text. It’s called Jetpack AI Assistant and it’s free for a limited time for WordPress.com users for a limited time.” After that, you’ll need to pay a monthly fee…

Microsoft to pay $20 million to FTC for illegally collecting kids’ data on Xbox Microsoft has agreed to pay a fine of $20 million and limit the amount of data it can collect about kids using its Xbox console. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the company illegally collected and retained the data…